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The Myths of Benefit-Cost AnalysisJohn D. Graham, Dean, School of Public Environmental Affairs, Indiana
University, and former administrator, White House Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs
"Complete safety (also called "zero risk") is an illusion because wellinformed
citizens choose, on a daily basis, to assume many risks in life for
exchange for a variety of benefits. People routinely choose, for example,
to reduce travel time by driving faster on four-lane highways than opting
for routes along lower-speed, two-lane roads."

Why the REINS Act is Unwise if Not Also UnconstitutionalSally Katzen, visiting professor of law, NYU, and former administrator,
White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
"The Reins Act is not well considered, it is not tailored to the problem it is
attempting to solve, and it will inevitably have unintended but nonetheless
significant adverse effects on the economy and society at large, including
fundamentally changing the constitutional structure of our government."

Preemption of Vaccine Injury Lawsuits UpheldTheodore Ruger, Professor of Law, Penn Law School
"Despite an overwhelming scientific and medical consensus that common
childhood vaccines are safe and effective, and that their public
health benefits far outweigh their incremental risks, many members of the
public and the news media have perpetuated the notion that various dire
diseases – most notably autism – are caused by vaccines."

Do Americans Care About the Debt Ceiling?David A. Skeel, S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law, Penn Law School
"I suspect the disinterest is a legacy of the pattern of bailouts throughout
the recent financial crisis, and the manipulation of the rule of law that accompanied
them. We now assume that warnings of financial Armageddon
are always premature; there's always an escape hatch."

International Linkage of National Climate Change PoliciesRobert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Harvard University
"Cap-and-trade is still the most likely domestic policy approach for CO2
emissions reductions throughout the industrialized world, given the rather
unattractive set of available alternative approaches